9-4 Units 1-6 Cumulative

Ms. Patient (United States of America)
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  1. insidious
    intended to entrap
    harmful, sly, treacherous
  2. gape
    a stare of amazement, usually with the mouth open
  3. augment
    enlarge or increase
  4. deploy
    place troops or weapons in battle formation
  5. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  6. benevolent
    generous in providing aid to others
  7. warily
    in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
    cautious
  8. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  9. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  10. pliable
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  11. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
  12. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  13. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  14. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  15. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
    friendly, peaceable
  16. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  17. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  18. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  19. retrogress
    get worse or fall back to a previous condition
  20. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  21. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  22. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  23. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
    enemy
  24. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  25. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  26. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  27. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  28. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
    n. inspiration
    v. think in a dreamy way
  29. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  30. punitive
    inflicting punishment
  31. invulnerable
    immune to attack; impregnable
  32. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  33. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  34. esteem
    regard highly; think much of
  35. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  36. finite
    bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
    having limits
  37. venial
    easily excused or forgiven
  38. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
    mysterious
  39. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
    relevant, convincing
  40. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  41. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  42. temerity
    fearless daring
    rashness, boldness
  43. unfeigned
    not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  44. facile
    performing adroitly and without effort
    easily done
  45. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  46. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  47. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  48. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  49. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  50. embark
    go on board
  51. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  52. stately
    impressive in appearance
  53. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
  54. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  55. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  56. pinnacle
    the highest level or degree attainable
  57. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  58. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  59. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  60. inopportune
    not suitable for a purpose
Created on Thu Nov 21 12:51:24 EST 2013 (updated Thu Nov 21 12:55:37 EST 2013)

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